My eyes burned and my body ached. I had not slept for four days. The rush was on after retrieving two of the Dragonballs. The actions of the last 4 months continued to play back in my mind as if I was a silent observer. I could only watch as I carried Gohan's wife into their bed room. I could only look on in guilt as all actions were replayed. No pleasure was obtained from this experience. No pleasure could be recounted as each memory was processed. The memories that hurt the most kept me going. The memories of being found out are what kept me awake.

Disembodied in my memory I watch as I violated the woman. I watched as faces of pleasure and love were etched on the faces of the two lovers. The faces were familiar but the actions were too foreign to admit they were my own. I could hear what they didn't. I could sense what they ignored. I watched as the door to the bedroom opened and a look of betrayal wiped any sense of innocence that remained in this once loving girl. Pan's look of horror and disbelieve brought me to my knees. Why was I reliving this moment? Why does it feel so fake if it was I that was taking part in extra marital affairs?

The scream was deafening. It was one of shear horror. I never recalled the scream till that moment. Tears were already in her eyes from the moment she entered the room. Her tirade ended and she left in a hurry. I watched as Videl and I got up off of the bed and quickly got dressed. The window was flown open and I flew out into the open air. I didn't remember what I did and needed to catch up to watch the scene for myself.

I chased after my alter ego who was after Pan. He quickly caught up and when the words were uttered by Pan I wanted to vomit. I wanted my life to end at that moment. The hurt that I caused this little girl was tremendous. I had the nerve to say that I didn't regret what I did? I had the nerve to say that I love another man's women? Pan's words rang through my head over and over, "I hate you." If she had said it at any other time I would have chalked it up to emotions and regarded them lightly as a grain of salt.

The shear passion that was expressed in those words tore my heart out. I was never to receive forgiveness for my actions no amount of explaining what really happened would ultimately change the way that my once lovable niece felt about me. The girl that I would look forward to spending time with at every opportunity despised me. The solidifying moment was the slap that resounded through the air. The impact of Pans hand to my alter ego was not one to inflict physical pain but one to cause mental pain.

Flying through the air the memory slowly faded as I landed in a clearing. The Dragonball radar was indicating a ball nearby. Each step I took made my head dizzy. I was fighting a losing battle with sleep. I shook my head and continued on my path. The ball was quickly found in a bush on the outside of the clearing. I had retrieved the two star ball with relative ease. I closed my eyes for a brief second to relieve the burning sensation that I felt. I didn't deserve sleep, not until I fixed everything. I lifted into the air and flew towards the forth Dragonball.

The trip was short and uneventful with most of my mind concentrating on staying awake. I landed on the shoreline of the lake. I looked at the radar and inwardly cursed, it seemed that I needed to get wet to retrieve the Dragonball. I dropped my close and headed in to the water. The sensation brought by memories. I swam towards my destination as I was once again bombarded with past events.

"Uncle Goten! Come on please! Join me in the water it feels great." Pan in her small bathing suit was slashing around in the water. She had begged me to take her fishing for a long time. With classes out and not a cloud in site I was ready to take my niece to the lake. "Goten! Come on the water is not cold at all now hurry up and get into the water right now or I will make you!" I mock glared at Pan, "ready or not here I come!" I jumped high into the air and canonballed into the clear lake water. The splash created was huge. Coming up for air I looked around for Pan and found no one. I heard giggling behind me and was pushed under water. "I will get you for that Pan." A giggling shriek was heard as Pan swam away from me.

The happy memory brought tears to my eyes. The tears were quickly forgotten in the depths of this lake. It didn't take long to find the hidden dragon ball. I grabbed the three star ball and headed back toward shore. The refreshing water helped to alleviate me from my burning eyes and my aching body. That was four down and there were three more to find. I looked at the radar and found no blinking lights zooming out several times I find the location of the remaining three one seemed to be towards the west a fair distance from my location and the other two seemed to be located in the same place. As curious it was to find two Dragonballs in the same location it was quickly ignored when the burning sensation in my eyes told me to get moving.

I headed west towards the closest Dragonball intending on getting this mission completed as soon as possible. I flew at top speed towards my location trying to escape the grip of sleep. As I looked around I could see the ocean. I referred to my radar and was assured that I was headed into the right direction. After passing over the ocean the scenery was strikingly familiar. I didn't know why that was till I spotted a small island with a pick house in the center.

I didn't get the same sense of foreboding that I would expect to get any longer. I was more amused at the humor of these turn of events. It seemed as though the Dragonballs always seemed to congregate where ever the earth's fighters were. I prepared myself for the onslaught that was sure to come. I calmly knocked on the door and was greeted by Eighteen. "Well if it isn't the adulterer." I started to get a little nervous under her accusing eyes. I can't really say that I blamed her. I just ruined the life of a man that she owed her life to. "Well out with it…What are you doing here?"

"Eighteen who's at the door?" Eighteen turned toward the voice, "it's the wife stealer Krillin." I heard Krillin and another running towards the door. "Goten, what are you doing here? The last I heard you ran off." Krillin always had a knack for staying out of personnel affairs he seemed to really try to find the good in everything. Before I had a chance to answer Marron stepped outside with a look of distain on her face. She slowly walked up to me and with one quick motion she slaps me across the face. "I looked up to you Goten." Her words were spoken softly and I could tell that her emotions were getting the best of her as her voice strained to speak. "How could you do that to Gohan? How could you do that to him?" Krillin walked up to Marron and placed her hand on her shoulder and gently turned her around. "Marron please head back into the house. I need to talk to Goten alone." Marron stayed unmoving for a moment before nodding her head and walking back into the house followed by Eighteen.

"Goten what happened to you, I would never in a million years think that either you or Videl would do anything remotely similar to what you did." Krillin's eyes had a pleading look trying to ask for me to say it didn't happen that it was all a joke, a really bad joke. "I made a mistake and now I am paying for it." Krillin looked dumbfounded, "A mistake is an understatement Goten, you destroyed Gohan, your brother." I looked into his eyes, "It was a mistake that I made 20 years ago." This statement caught Krillin of guard. "I can't explain right now but I will say that I need your Dragonball to fix it." "Goten you can't fix this with the Dragonballs. You need to go back to your family and straighten all this up and in time you will be forgiven." Goten looked down at the ground and then back at Krillin. "Please give me your Dragonball." Krillin gave a deep sigh and retreated back into the house. I could hear the screaming protests of Marron and the casual agreement of Eighteen. Then there was silence. Krillin walked outside with the six star ball. "Good luck." With that said he walked back into the house.

Two more Dragonballs to go. I was relieved to find that they were located in the same place and was getting a nagging feeling that I knew why this was the case. The only problem was that with my self induced sleep deprivation I couldn't remember why for the life of me. That's when I was hit by the hardest memory the one that brought me out of my stupor the one that I suddenly realized what was going on. The moment my whole world crashed down on me.

I watched, as Gohan did, the events play out. The opening of the sliding glass door revealed a topless Videl being held by my alter ego. I watched as all the emotions screamed out of Gohan's eyes as the affair continued. The torrent of emotions felt by this one man was enough to drive anyone insane. I can visibly see his heart breaking and the subsequent raise in his Ki. As the apology that was spoken was heard I can see the change of looks in the adulterers eyes change from horror to confusion back to horror. I am convinced that both Videl and myself thought the same thing. What the hell was going on? I got dressed and ran for Gohan. I was crying. I know what I was doing. I might have just woken up but I was not stupid. I was trying to tell Gohan that there is something wrong that it feels like I just woke up. Every word was ignored and every action avoided. I tried to tell him that I was not in love with Videl but it came out wrong it was twisted and mangled and sounded more like a confession of love than a rejection. Gohan's declaration to stay for Pan meant Gohan was gone and in his place was a shell.

I needed answers I needed them now. I flew back to Videl I needed to know what was going on. She was pacing the floor in the living room. She saw me walk into the living room and I tried to walk forward. "Stay away from me!" She yelled as she quickly backed up. "What did you do to me?! Why did we do that? I have these memories…Oh god tell me they are not real…" I could see tears forming in her eyes as I can see her sanity slipping. "Videl I don't know. I am just as confused as you are. I have these memories too but I refused to believe that they are real. They are not us." Videl seemed to calm down a little and sat on the cough still shaking and sobbing softly, "what have I done…?" I closed the gap and gave her a hug. She embraced me and started to cry again. "Get out Goten, I need to speak to Videl."

The seriousness of that voice brought chills down my spine. I watched my alter ego leave the room and could feel his Ki flying away. I don't know how the conversation ended that day but Videl left that evening and moved back in with her father. She didn't fight the divorce she didn't fight anything. She secluded herself in the mansion and never left. I didn't get to see her again till I picked up the Dragonball.

The beeping on the radar increased and I looked out into the distance. I was horrified by the sight. Ahead of me in the distance nestled near a lake was Gohan and Pan's new home together. The last two Dragonballs were in their house.